Defamation Suit Against Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut: BJP leader Kirit Somaiya’s wife Medha has filed a civil defamation suit against Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut. Somaiya sought court to direct Raut either pay her Rs 100cr or deposit amount in CM relief fund. Raut had repeatedly made defamatory public statements against her and her husband, she […]
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India, US Ink Investment Incentive Agreement
India, US Ink Investment Incentive Agreement: The Government of India and the Government of the United States of America has signed an Investment Incentive Agreement (IIA) at Tokyo, Japan. This IIA supersedes the Investment Incentive Agreement signed between the two sides in 1997. Significant developments have taken place since the signing of the earlier IIA […]
New Karst Sinkhole
New Karst Sinkhole: A cave exploration team has discovered an ancient forest with trees nearly 40 metres high at the bottom of a giant karst sinkhole in Leye County in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. In Mandarin, giant sinkholes are called Tiankeng or “heavenly pit”. Sinkholes are depressions formed in the ground when layers […]
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF): India’s Prime Minister participated in an event in Tokyo to launch the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). This economic initiative came a day before the second in-person summit of the Quad leaders (India, the US, Australia and Japan) in Tokyo. It is a US-led initiative that aims to strengthen economic partnership among […]
Indira Gandhi Shahri Rozgar Guarantee Yojana
Indira Gandhi Shahri Rozgar Guarantee Yojana: The Rajasthan government has come up with the job description under its much-touted Indira Gandhi Shahri Rozgar Guarantee Yojana. Announcing the employment scheme for urban areas on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA for rural areas in his budget speech While MGNREGA assists people in rural areas, there is […]
New Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) Of Delhi :Vinai Kumar Saxena
New Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) Of Delhi :Vinai Kumar Saxena Vinai Kumar Saxena, Chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission, has been appointed the new Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) of Delhi. President Ram Nath Kovind accepted the resignation of Anil Baijal from the post and appointed Vinai Kumar Saxena to be the Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of […]
Biological Research Regulatory Approval Portal (BioRRAP)
Biological Research Regulatory Approval Portal (BioRRAP): In keeping with the spirit of “One Nation, One Portal”, the Union Minister recently launched a Single National Portal for Biotech researchers and Start-ups, i.e., Biological Research Regulatory Approval Portal (BioRRAP). Biotechnology has fast emerged as an academic and livelihood avenue for youngsters in India. The portal will serve […]
13th Annual Day Commemoration Of The Competition Commission Of India (CCI)
13th Annual Day Commemoration Of The Competition Commission Of India (CCI): Finance Minister participated in the 13th Annual Day commemoration of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). Finance Minister also inaugurated the regional office at Kolkata and launched an upgraded website of CCI. Competition Commission of India (CCI) is a statutory body of the Government […]
Raja Ram Mohan Roy 250th Birth Anniversary
Raja Ram Mohan Roy 250th Birth Anniversary: The Ministry of Culture has organized an inaugural Ceremony to commemorate Raja Ram Mohan Roy on his 250th Birth Anniversary. The inaugural ceremony was organized at the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation, Salt Lake, Kolkata, and at Science City Auditorium, Kolkata. It is an year long celebration […]
Re-constitution Of The Central Advisory Board on Archaeology (CABA)
Re-constitution Of The Central Advisory Board on Archaeology (CABA): The Government has re-constituted the Central Advisory Board on Archaeology (CABA). CABA has been constituted to strengthen contacts between the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and those in the field of archaeological research. The board will include “five persons nominated in their personal capacities by the […]
